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Thank you AT46, Britkid, Scandinavian and Frozen North, your comments regarding the color vision tests have been helpful to me. It seems, oddly enough, that the tests may vary considerably. I had a friend who recently took the exam, and I asked him to pay attention to the test, specifically for color vision. He only recalled having to identify the colors of some animals. My condition causes me troubles with the Isahura plate test examination. I can normally distinguish traffic signal colors (although have had problems with the completely non standard devices used by flaggers in Chile).
Unfortunately for me, requirements in the United States regarding physical examination requirements for commercial truck drivers, have made it impossible to pass the color vision test. I have sadly surrendered my commercial driver's license after over 30 years of driving without an in duty accident.
I believe that my "disability" actually forced me to be more aware of conditions on the road without relying on the visual stimulation of color changes on traffic signals.
I will probably wait until my hand is forced, to take the test, and I am thankful that apparently the Ishaura test is not applied. Thank you all again.

Ah, yes, there was this test where you were supposed to make out animals displayed against a certain background. Not sure, if that's the same as Isahura exam though.

Notice too, the bike was PASSING ON THE LEFT, not only within the lane , but the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane. Totally illegal, and not where a car driver would expect him to be. (California recently legalized lane splitting for motorcycles, but between traffic lanes, not the #1 lane and the center divider) So, he does something illegal and stupid, the car driver may have simply been startled and twisted the wheel the wrong way. In any case, it was totally the biker's fault. "Hogs", indeed.

Suspect that the car driver had done something prior to this video that pissed off the biker.
Or maybe it was a warning kick(!) as the Nissan was drifting leftwards across the lane.
Why did the car then steer abruptly to the left, in a lane with nowhere to go on that side?
That's not a normal reaction - unless they were trying to slam the biker.
Pair of idiots. And neither of them should have been in that lane.

Sep 23, 2014 · "Motorcycles are allowed in the HOV lanes," said Sgt. Terry Liu, express lane supervisor for the CHP in Los Angeles County. They are not required to have any "clean air vehicle" stickers or to be carrying passengers, and there is no stipulation on what time of day or night they use the lanes.

I asked in my municipality if they will accept a notarized translation of my diploma instead of an apostille which is expensive (a trip to Santiago + power of attorney + courier to Russia + apostille fees + courier to Chile) and I will need to wait multiple months. They said yes, so I went ahead and enrolled in driving classes (which also asked for a diploma translation). Hopefully, they will not forget their promise when I'm there for an exam.

And of course it didn't work out. The next nationwide basic education level test is in the end of October, so enroll at the local branch of MINEDUC if you need a license.

I asked in my municipality if they will accept a notarized translation of my diploma instead of an apostille which is expensive (a trip to Santiago + power of attorney + courier to Russia + apostille fees + courier to Chile) and I will need to wait multiple months. They said yes, so I went ahead and enrolled in driving classes (which also asked for a diploma translation). Hopefully, they will not forget their promise when I'm there for an exam.

And of course it didn't work out. The next nationwide basic education level test is in the end of October, so enroll at the local branch of MINEDUC if you need a license.

Hummmm.....it sounds so familiar. Live and learn....Welcome to Chile!

I'm from the generation of common sense, wisdom and unfiltered answers. I sayeth as I seeth.

Nothing unexpected: being a smartass rarely works in bureaucracy-related situations but checking all the boxes always does.

It worked for me. You missed to check this box: I should've asked before putting my trust in the chilean bureaucracy related situations. Back to school! If you need help in some chilean subjects just raise your hand.

I'm from the generation of common sense, wisdom and unfiltered answers. I sayeth as I seeth.